The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-06

cessity exists for l., bu. the reverse.
No country 10 more In need Of the
labor forced away from ii. Her thou
eands oil acres are erffefing for cult.
walton. When this labor reaches
your shores 1t Is impoverished. 1t
socks employ ment In your eastern
cities and completes with you. Thus
1t cor a cts with your working clssses.
With forced emigration England Ia
killing two birds with one stope--she
is adding herself OF the Celtic eie-
ment and reducing American work.
ingmen TO her lsvei Of wages. Thisis
phase OF the immigration question
would ask you TO consider. The ruling
classes are endesvoIiDg to make the
English workmen emigrate, too. Inc
workers claim that the id!e and do
nothing classes should go. A beredi.
tary eriftocrat Is an enormous evil
that must b. swept away. Should you
give official expression to your sym
patty with TIE IIisa struggle Tor
liberty yeu won offend the aristoc'
racy, but 1t would not offend or hurt
the toiliDg millions who appeal TO YOU
for support. You cannot be indif,r
emit TO the wrongs Of workers else
where A. victory for monopoly In
Ireland would siiffen the backs OF
the enemies Of abor verywhere. A
victory for The poor Of Ireland would
hep the working classes everywhere.
The eyes CT Eirope are watching THE
unique convention. The spectacle oil
your organisation, 10y al to the consti'
tu,ion OF your country, working with
out interference from the government
or interfering with the government
gives us pride and pleasure. We view
it with interest and expectancy, thu
class view II with alarm, In no par
OF the hsbitsbls globe have you NOR,
powerful enemies than in London, tn,
center OF the money power OF thu
globe"
BucHANAN's CASE.
The whole afternoon session OF tn
general ASSEMBLY Knights Of Labo
Was epent In cons derng the protes
cases which occupied much ri Its tim
since yesterday morning. Upon tn,
call TO order at 2 O'Clock the case o
Joseph r Buchanan, OF district AZ
semoly No. SO, Denver, was tgsil
taken up and continued in &C iv
discussion Till 4:30 o'clock, when |
was decided by a tolersbly large ma
jofity that he could not be admitted
This vote was announced as beirl
strictly on question Of law. Buchan
Gn's assembly, No, %, having beef
suspended Tor Don.psyment OF due
was not entitled TO representation, an
he, himself II b his ASSEMBLY, Was
suspended member.
Buchanan took his def, at philo
sophically, and etmed to derive som
satisfaction from the fact that he ba,
made 30 good hgh and held tn
question before the vention 10
nearly two days. He said that yes
tefdsy he was gwen the freedom O
the floor to present his case aud dc
fend his position, bus today he wa
rot allowed 10 spesk. ii wever, b
had many good inenos Ia the Assem-
bly, and the csufe Was well sustaine
TIL the q vel vote, which proved hi
supporters 10 be In the M
mority. Buchanan had thi
to say OF Powderly: Il must say iht
Powderly treated me very fairly in th
convention. lie gave me more priv
eggs on the floor than l have eve
seen him give any one" The CONVEX
ton Was d ioded with the circular
issued by the executive board OF d!E
trict assembly No. 90, critic eng Pow
derly and commenting unfavorsbl
upon bis speech and replies 10 th
attacks made upon him while q, Der
yer last May.